Many of us are familiar with the holiday song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” What one might not be so aware of is the fact that these twelve days actually do not occur before Christmas, but rather afterwards – they are the twelve days that lead from Christmas to Epiphany on January 6th. I discuss [...]
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A Foodie’s Twelve Days of Christmas
Posted in Uncategorized on Monday December 26 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Harvest of Lughnasadh
Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday July 31 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Wheel of the Year continues to turn, and with the Sabbat of Lughnasadh (also known as Lammas), we now enter the harvest season. Even though many of us are suffering thru the “Dog Days” and its terrible heat wave, Lughnasadh actually represents the end of Summer and the beginning of Fall. To further explain [...]
Dancing the Maypole
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Healing, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Music, Nature, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Video Posts, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Sunday May 1 2011 | 2 Comments »
This post includes a video of dancing around the maypole. The video is not captioned, but can still be understood and enjoyed by deaf and hard of hearing viewers. When one thinks about Beltane, the image that comes to mind for many is the maypole. Indeed, the maypole is probably the best known and best [...]
Witches Wit Beer Label – The Lost Abbey Response
Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday October 16 2010 | 57 Comments »
I recently put up a post here at the Crossroads expressing my disgust at the beer label being used by The Lost Abbey to promote their Witches Wit beer. Being one who believes in practicing what she preaches, I myself sent an email to the company sharing my thoughts on their apparent lack of taste [...]
Ocean’s Anniversary Party
Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday June 21 2009 | 20 Comments »
If money was not a problem, I would be throwing the biggest, fanciest bash in San Francisco, and inviting everyone to come and party the night away… helping me to celebrate 25 years as an ordained Wiccan High Priestess. And those of you who live a distance away need not worry… you would find a [...]
Interview With the Deaf Witch – Part I (Who Am I?)
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Equal Communication Access, Interpreting, Paganism, Sign Language, Spirituality, Uncategorized, witchcraft, Women's Spirituality on Monday November 24 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Where were you born? I was born deaf to an all-hearing family in southern Indiana, on the banks of the Ohio River. I grew up going to hearing schools, and then attended Gallaudet College (now University) where I received my BA degree in Psychology. Since then I’ve been something of a gypsy, traveling around to [...]
The Crossroads Is Still Closed… But I’m Safely In California!
Posted in Uncategorized on Thursday November 13 2008 | 2 Comments »
Just a quick note to let all my readers know that I have made it to the Bay Area of California, and am now busy getting settled into my new home, and my new job. I don’t have internet hooked up at home yet, so I can’t start blogging again… but I knew you were [...]
The Crossroads Is Closed – I’m On the Highway!
Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday November 1 2008 | 5 Comments »
Well, folks… This is it. My last post from Indiana. The next time I write anything for the Crossroads, it will be in California. Many thanks to everyone for their support as I undergo this transformation. Today is the first day of the new Pagan year, and it’s the first day of a new life [...]
The Deaf and Dumb Supper???
Posted in Archives #2 On Being Deaf and Pagan, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deaf/Pagan Relations, Deafness, Equal Communication Access, Paganism, Ritual, Sabbats, Spirituality, Uncategorized, witchcraft on Monday October 20 2008 | 14 Comments »
As Pagans around the United States and the Northern Hemisphere prepare for Samhain, probably the holiest of the eight Sabbats in the Wheel of the Year – which occurs on October 31st/November 1st, I would like to take a moment to talk about one of the traditions of Samhain… from a Deaf perspective. Many Pagan [...]
Wicca Test on Intolerance
Posted in Archives #4 Pagan Thoughts and Writings, Broom Closet, Irish/Celtic, Magick, Paganism, Spirituality, Uncategorized, witchcraft on Saturday September 20 2008 | 4 Comments »
Okay folks! Here’s the next Wicca Test! This one has to do with intolerance, and it asks a lot of questions which relate to how Wicca, Witchcraft, and Paganism have been intolerated throughout history. For many of you this test will likely be difficult, especially if you haven’t studied much about the history of Paganism. [...]
Reasonable Accomodations for Closed Captioned Televisions?
Posted in Archives #1 Deafness and Accessibility, Creating Accessibility, Deaf/Hearing Relations, Deafness, Empowerment, Equal Communication Access, Uncategorized on Thursday August 21 2008 | 14 Comments »
Are employers required to assure that televisions in private residences where they employ staff to care for clients are closed captioned for any deaf or hard of hearing staff to be able to enjoy watching television the same as the hearing staff do? Would this fall under the category of “reasonable accommodations”, even if the [...]
Taking Time Off
Posted in Uncategorized on Thursday August 14 2008 | 1 Comment »
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Ocean is the creator & manager of this blog. Born deaf into an all-hearing family, she was raised oral and attended hearing schools. Ocean began learning sign language at the ripe old age of 16, and after meeting a Deaf man began her own journey through Deafhood. She graduated from Gallaudet College (now University), and has held positions both within & outside of the field of Deaf Services.
Ocean has been a practicing Pagan for 30 years, and considers herself "an eclectic witch," with a primary focus on Celtic Spirituality, but an interest in many different areas. A skilled tarot reader, she once donated her services to help raise funds for a Domestic Violence agency. She has also done workshops on aromatherapy, herbalism, & Paganism for the Deaf Community.
As a passionate advocate, Ocean often speaks out on the need for greater access for Deaf people (Pagan or otherwise) - interpreters, captioned videos, CART, etc...and works to build bridges between the Deaf & Hearing communities.
She lives not far from her hometown on the banks of the Ohio River with her two cats, Karma & Gandalf.
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